Baalbeck Celebrates Minister Of Health With A Mass Gathering

During a weekend visit to his hometown Baalbeck, the Lebanese Minister of Health Hamad Hassan was met with a huge welcoming by the town’s locals, in celebration of his efforts to combat and contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

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The #Lebanon health minister being welcomed by a large crowd in Baalbeck today. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/xvPIeGUfoH

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 21, 2020

“،…https://t.co/Ckw1D2uFvp@Hamad_hassan20 pic.twitter.com/a78FEGP6MF

— Ministry of Public Health – Lebanon (@mophleb) June 22, 2020

Ironically, this happened on the same day Lebanon recorded 51 new coronavirus cases. But at least he’s wearing a face mask!

وزارة الصحة 51 حالة جديدةhttps://t.co/6TBqEFOk7p

— National News Agency (@NNALeb) June 21, 2020

Videos of the mass gathering immediately went viral on social media, evoking different reactions from users.

1. “Did they arrest corona?”

https://t.co/EP2SIpVnrX

— (@Amnesia1199) June 21, 2020

2. “The coronavirus watching the minister dabke with 1000 people”

pic.twitter.com/Kgy0J1xFH3

— khalid itani (@khaleditani1) June 22, 2020

3.

Social distancing done ✅ https://t.co/yDb8AQRDaR

— Van (@VKyrillos) June 21, 2020

4.

@Hamad_hassan20 pic.twitter.com/hD7IAwTFyX

— YASER (@Connecting_1) June 21, 2020

Should we expect a significant increase in cases two weeks from now?

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